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governor romney had a good flight. i had a bad night. >> how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night, but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. >> is it possible you handed him the election that night? >> no. >> you're going to win? >> yes. >> don't expect joe biden to make the same mistake. the campaign says the veep will come out forcefully against the romney/ryan record and address the quote dishonesties pedalled last week. offering advice for number two the president said -- >> tomorrow night? >> well, i -- you know, i think joe needs to be joe. >> for what it's worth, the president is probably hoping that joe isn't the same joe who occasionally suffers from bouts of acute honesty on a variety of topics like gay marriage. >> he got out a little bit over his skis, but out of generosity, spirit. >> joining us now from chicago, national press secretary for the obama campaign, ben "the thunder" labolt. >> new nickname every time. thanks for having me. >> thunder bolt or thund
governor romney had a good flight. i had a bad night. >> how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night, but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. >> is it possible you handed him the election that night? >> no. >> you're going to win? >> yes. >> don't expect joe biden to make the same mistake. the campaign says the veep will come out forcefully against the romney/ryan record and...
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forum on saturday night and broke down as some of them did. it really was a crying game for some candidates on truly personal and painful issues. in the case of rick santorum and herman cain. here is gingrich talking about his own past. >> was almost like the harder i worked and the more things i did, the hollower i got inside. finally a friend of mine who is a banker in georgia, gave me the two books that are the base of alcoholics aanonymous. i wasn't drinking but i had the symptoms of somebody who was collapsing under this weight. >> watching that forum, it was like a "dr. phil" moment. the bottom line is that this is very compelling with strong numbers of iowa voters, at least in the republican caucuses. it can be very effective. >> absolutely. this is particularly important for the former speaker of the house, because there are questions about his character, his judgment, who he is, how he organizes his business. so, to emphasize the appealing human qualities, the weaknesses, he is acknowledging that -- that he misstepped during his life
forum on saturday night and broke down as some of them did. it really was a crying game for some candidates on truly personal and painful issues. in the case of rick santorum and herman cain. here is gingrich talking about his own past. >> was almost like the harder i worked and the more things i did, the hollower i got inside. finally a friend of mine who is a banker in georgia, gave me the two books that are the base of alcoholics aanonymous. i wasn't drinking but i had the symptoms of...
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i think you guys were right last night and you're right today. this shows that there's an energized core in the party. they'll be looking for a different kind of candidate, not somebody with washington credentials or insider experience, but somebody who can talk about overthrowing the whole political system. >> very quickly, dan balz, jim demint or mitch mcconnell, who's got more influence inside the senate republican caucus these days? >> well, i would say, at this moment, you would sort of try to bet on jim demint, but mitch mcconnell is a seclude insihrew player. but he's a more nervous person than he was a few weeks ago. >> stu rothenberg, thank you so much. dan balz, who chuck calls the grand puma, not a bad title to have. >> i aspire -- some day we all aspire to be grand puma, only if you get the water buffalo hat some day. dan will get one. >> thanks to you both. >>> let's do our trivia. in which state does the governor have the power -- who doesn't want this? the power of the so-called frankenstein veto? >> the answer is wisconsin, becaus
i think you guys were right last night and you're right today. this shows that there's an energized core in the party. they'll be looking for a different kind of candidate, not somebody with washington credentials or insider experience, but somebody who can talk about overthrowing the whole political system. >> very quickly, dan balz, jim demint or mitch mcconnell, who's got more influence inside the senate republican caucus these days? >> well, i would say, at this moment, you...
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obama put romney in a few different decades last night. let's play that. >> the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy, because the cold war has been over for 20 years. but governor, when it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic policies of it is 1920s. >> that was a great line, but he went on to accuse mitt romney of having the foreign policy of both george w. bush and obama. i'm confused. how can mitt romney's foreign policy span three decades and three different presidents? >> he also got the ships going under the water. submarines are boats, with na corrected as well. i've watched the network all day preparing for. this you cannot accuse governor romney of being too close to president obama on policies and say his policies are from 1980s. that doesn't work. i was in the 1980s, and i liked how it ran. we were on top of things. we started cutbacks under reagan. he took cuts during the time he was in office. we were ac
obama put romney in a few different decades last night. let's play that. >> the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy, because the cold war has been over for 20 years. but governor, when it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic policies of it is 1920s. >> that was a great line, but he went on to accuse mitt romney of having the foreign policy of both george w....
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i care about 100% of america. >> romney tried to make the best of a bad night, mentioning santorum by name, which was not in his prepared remarks. >> this was a good night for rick santorum. i want to congratulate senator santorum, wish him the very best. we'll keep on campaigning, but i expect to become your nominee with your help. >> he previewed the attack that he's a creature of washington. >> washingtonic will never be reformed by those compromised by the culture of washington. this is a clear choice. i'm the only person in this race, republican or democrat, who has never served a day of time in washington. >> and in what may have been looked like an awkward moment to some, he tried to neutralize the issue with the story of his father, george romney, who ran an auto company, a former governor and former cabinet secretary. >> my father apprenticed as a lath and plaster carpenter. he was pretty good. he could take a handful of nails, stick them in his mouth and stick them out. on his money moon he puts aluminum paint in the trunk of the car and sold it along the way to pay for the
i care about 100% of america. >> romney tried to make the best of a bad night, mentioning santorum by name, which was not in his prepared remarks. >> this was a good night for rick santorum. i want to congratulate senator santorum, wish him the very best. we'll keep on campaigning, but i expect to become your nominee with your help. >> he previewed the attack that he's a creature of washington. >> washingtonic will never be reformed by those compromised by the culture of...
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he says the president sank romney's battle ship last night. what are undecided voters saying? brian williams will be spending two days on the campaign trail with president obama as he sets out on that seven-state campaign swing. we'll have some of brian's reporting from the trail tomorrow on the show. and here's a look ahead at the schedules today. president obama, they keep saying they're departing del ray, florida. it's delray beach, it's delray beach, that's where my grand month lives. mitt romney is heading west. you're watching "the daily rundo rundown" on msnbc. ♪ constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they he
he says the president sank romney's battle ship last night. what are undecided voters saying? brian williams will be spending two days on the campaign trail with president obama as he sets out on that seven-state campaign swing. we'll have some of brian's reporting from the trail tomorrow on the show. and here's a look ahead at the schedules today. president obama, they keep saying they're departing del ray, florida. it's delray beach, it's delray beach, that's where my grand month lives. mitt...
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we'll see you tomorrow night. >>> maybe the biggest story from last night was not romney's cool or pawlenty's retreat, but emergence of a star. she of course was created here. she came out of poised, informed and serious. could she be the candidate that sarah palin was supposed to be? >>> also president obama's trip to puerto rico today may have less to do with san juan than with must-win states like florida or north carolina. the puerto rican population is booming in those areas, and the latino vote could be more important than this year's election for the president than last time. you don't often hear about the big congressional win, or even about job creation. why? they can't keep having to talk about anthony weiner. that's why. why the democrats need weiner to wander. let me finish tonight with the eastern and western conferences of the republican party, otherwise known as the when is and abolitionists or the shirts and the skins. >>> we start with the gop debate last night, eugene robinson, howard fineman, and both are msnbc analysts. first of all, the big take, guys. headline, what was
we'll see you tomorrow night. >>> maybe the biggest story from last night was not romney's cool or pawlenty's retreat, but emergence of a star. she of course was created here. she came out of poised, informed and serious. could she be the candidate that sarah palin was supposed to be? >>> also president obama's trip to puerto rico today may have less to do with san juan than with must-win states like florida or north carolina. the puerto rican population is booming in those...
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newt is ready to go after romney tomorrow night and sunday. >> the positive campaign is over. a lot of things they hit newt on, he's saying i'm being factual. they hit him on taking money from freddie mac. pictures of him with nancy pelosi. it's critical to say he's doing facts. bob wrote a column suggesting what newt should say to romney. >> i think he's ready. >> and saying pictures of mitt romney with ted kennedy signing the massachusetts health care law. pictures of signing the no child left behind. if you are a republican, you are a ted kennedy republican. >> i want to bring this back. is what newt is doing serving up what the republicans can do later in the year and the conservatives that run third party, right? >> yes. >> and the democrats can determine if he's too nimble. stay with us we have more newt coming up. you are going to see what newt is going to use over the weekend with the debates. he's got to get romney. before he gets to romney, he's got to get past santorum. you'll see him hit in both directions. this is like world war ii. wac here in manchester in a min
newt is ready to go after romney tomorrow night and sunday. >> the positive campaign is over. a lot of things they hit newt on, he's saying i'm being factual. they hit him on taking money from freddie mac. pictures of him with nancy pelosi. it's critical to say he's doing facts. bob wrote a column suggesting what newt should say to romney. >> i think he's ready. >> and saying pictures of mitt romney with ted kennedy signing the massachusetts health care law. pictures of...
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i say this because tim pawlenty refused to take on romney last night. he called it obamneycare on sunday on fox then refused to do it last night standing alongside romney. this night is a big one for romney. i give michele bachmann the lead in the western conference. she used last night's debate as a platform to announce she's running for president. that shows her stage kred. so we have a good fight coming. romney versus bachman. this is a bout that romney wants. he figures the forces of nature are moving in his direction. this is shaping up as a 50/50 situation between the parties, the winner that who makes the fewest mistakes. what can change is the entry of john huntsman. if romney is okay, then wyoming is huntsman getting into the race in the first place? here's the scenario. bachmanns romney in iowa and. she was born there and definitely holds the home state advantage. they both head to south carolina where bachmann needs to win, and probably will. all this depends on is the economy. if we see a spike in acceleration. the republican battle will mov
i say this because tim pawlenty refused to take on romney last night. he called it obamneycare on sunday on fox then refused to do it last night standing alongside romney. this night is a big one for romney. i give michele bachmann the lead in the western conference. she used last night's debate as a platform to announce she's running for president. that shows her stage kred. so we have a good fight coming. romney versus bachman. this is a bout that romney wants. he figures the forces of nature...
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but you've got to believe newt's ready, loaded for bear to go after romney tomorrow night and definitely sunday morning. >> the relentlessly positive campaign is over. to be fair to the romney super pacs, a lot of things they hit newt on, he says i'm just being factual. they hit newt on taking money from freddie mac. and that was a factual claim. they showed pictures of him with nancy pelosi, that was also a factual claim. it's a little hypocritical for him to claim he's doing facts. but there issed to ish for hill. bob sh rum our friend wrote a column the other day suggesting what newt should say to mitt romney. >> i think he's ready. >> look, he had pictures of mitt romney with ted kennedy, signing the massachusetts health care law. pictures of mitt romney with ted kennedy, signing no child left behind. and saying, you, sir, if you're a republican you're a ted kennedy republican. >> so basically, i want to bring this back, when we come back in a minute, is what newt's doing serving up what the republicans can do later in the year, and concerns that they run third party against him, rig
but you've got to believe newt's ready, loaded for bear to go after romney tomorrow night and definitely sunday morning. >> the relentlessly positive campaign is over. to be fair to the romney super pacs, a lot of things they hit newt on, he says i'm just being factual. they hit newt on taking money from freddie mac. and that was a factual claim. they showed pictures of him with nancy pelosi, that was also a factual claim. it's a little hypocritical for him to claim he's doing facts. but...
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under the state chairman's leadership, mitt romney won on election night. then it was a tie and it turned out rick santorum won. i'm sorry, i quit. the new iowa state chairman is known for being a supporter of ron paul. one telling politico, he's not a guy you have a lot of confidence in. we spoke to a veteran iowa politic observer who said there's angst among the party about their new chairman's ability to get the job done in iowa. state parties are important. the first thing that we think about are things like getting out the vote and the basic logistics for the presidential race. it's also everything else on the ticket. it's every other race that will be on the ballot in november. in states that are a total mess at the state party level, what's plan b? if some key state republican parties literally are not able the pay their rent so it does not seem like they will be able to do anything for the elections this fall. what's plan b? plan b is this guy. the $200 million war chest that karl rove has committed will start producing anti-obama campaign ads this
under the state chairman's leadership, mitt romney won on election night. then it was a tie and it turned out rick santorum won. i'm sorry, i quit. the new iowa state chairman is known for being a supporter of ron paul. one telling politico, he's not a guy you have a lot of confidence in. we spoke to a veteran iowa politic observer who said there's angst among the party about their new chairman's ability to get the job done in iowa. state parties are important. the first thing that we think...
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well sed evenly that could be a pretty good romney night. let's do it here. what if we call ohio early. there's going to be a lot of sort of that's the ball game type thing. there are still paths for romney without ohio, but the point is how quickly do we call those states? it's an interesting way to watch the night. let me quickly of course throw you through a couple of scenarios and what i want to do tonight is sort of what is the most narrow way for things to go and what is the quickest way? the quickest way for the president to get to 270 is ohio and wisconsin. and that's what they're counting on. when we talk about the midwest fire wall, that's what we talk about. so when you've got 34r, he needs all these states. he needs florida, he needs virginia, he needs colorado, and he needs new hampshire and this is a way to do it without ohio. that's the one piece of good news. what if he can't get a wisconsin? wisconsin would put him over the top. what's his fastest way to get there? you put ohio back over here and he could do it then without colorado and witho
well sed evenly that could be a pretty good romney night. let's do it here. what if we call ohio early. there's going to be a lot of sort of that's the ball game type thing. there are still paths for romney without ohio, but the point is how quickly do we call those states? it's an interesting way to watch the night. let me quickly of course throw you through a couple of scenarios and what i want to do tonight is sort of what is the most narrow way for things to go and what is the quickest way?...
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romney got his own celebrity backup last night. michigan's own kid rock performed before a crowd of roughly 12,000 in one of the great concert venues out west outside of denver. red rock where romney claimed new momentum. >> did you get a chance to watch the debates? they have supercharged our campaign. i have to tell you that. >> both campaigns insist they are winning. in fact, beneathler even concede they are down in any battleground state. with so much riding on turnout both campaigns and particularly it seems the obama campaign fear any whiff of lose cog cost them a small slice of voters. in turn a state. while the organizational efforts are directed towards the base, romney previewed the message he will punch in the campaign's final stretch. presenting himself as the bipartisan bridge builder. >> i came in and some of the folks here were holding signs, democrats for romney. all right. i love that. i love that. paul and i have a few things in common. one is we both learned how to reach across the aisle in our elected office to
romney got his own celebrity backup last night. michigan's own kid rock performed before a crowd of roughly 12,000 in one of the great concert venues out west outside of denver. red rock where romney claimed new momentum. >> did you get a chance to watch the debates? they have supercharged our campaign. i have to tell you that. >> both campaigns insist they are winning. in fact, beneathler even concede they are down in any battleground state. with so much riding on turnout both...
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last night romney stated if he were president, we would be out of afghanistan by 2014. turns out to be the exact same day as the president. let's take a look. >> we've got to be finished by 2014, and when i'm president, we'll make sure we bring our troops out by the end of 2014. >> as i said, that sounds like he's announcing a date of withdrawal, which is odd since during the primaries he was so critical of president obama for doing just that. >> he announced the date of the withdrawal of our surge forces based upon a political calendar, not the calendar that the commanders on the ground said it was based for our mission. that was wrong. this president, however, has done -- made it very difficult for our troops to be able to be successful in that mission by, number one, announcing a withdrawal date for our troops. i think it was a mistake to say the specific date we withdraw. >> i guess, john, he's talking about an alternative strategy of sneaking out of afghanistan. >> that's right. >> it seems like you ought to alert your allies to your general thinking before you con
last night romney stated if he were president, we would be out of afghanistan by 2014. turns out to be the exact same day as the president. let's take a look. >> we've got to be finished by 2014, and when i'm president, we'll make sure we bring our troops out by the end of 2014. >> as i said, that sounds like he's announcing a date of withdrawal, which is odd since during the primaries he was so critical of president obama for doing just that. >> he announced the date of the...
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that's what romney did last night. every time obama said you have a $5 trillion tax cut, he said no i don't. the truth is we don't know what it is. as he's running for president, i think it's information that we're frankly entitled to. >> let me play another clip. the president criticized romney for a lack of specifics in the tax plan and wall street reform and health care. that's how that went down. >> my experience as a governor is if i come in and lay down a piece of legislation and say, it's my way or the highway, i don't get a lot done. what i do is the same way that tip o'neal and ronald reagan worked together some years ago. when ronald reagan ran for office, he laid out the principles that he was going to foster. >> so it's about principles, not actual hard plans. in a million years did you ever think that a victory could come out of this debate base odd vagueness? i ask that because knowing in we knew all of the weapons both could quite honestly use and weapons the moderator would have available to press both
that's what romney did last night. every time obama said you have a $5 trillion tax cut, he said no i don't. the truth is we don't know what it is. as he's running for president, i think it's information that we're frankly entitled to. >> let me play another clip. the president criticized romney for a lack of specifics in the tax plan and wall street reform and health care. that's how that went down. >> my experience as a governor is if i come in and lay down a piece of legislation...
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tell your friends that last night mitt romney received just six fewer votes in the iowa caucuses than did he in the 2008 contest. in 2008, mike huckabee won the state with 40,954 votes. i spent the night last night at the caulkies site in altoona, iowa, suburb bf 15,000 people some 20 minutes outside of des moines. altoona precincts one and two sat in separate parts of the gym and the gathered crowd listened to pitches for the candidates before casting their ballots very simply with a little slip of pape eastern mini number two pencil. the votes were tabulated by hand in the hallway and then the winners announced back inside the gym. precinct one went for ron paul. precinct two went for santorum. he got 42 votes followed by paul with 43 and romney with 27. i talked to the voters as they left the gym last night. many of them talking about their highest priority defeating president obama. >> who did you caucus for tonight? >> mitt romney. >> who did caucus for tonight? >> mitt romney. >> i voted for mitt romney. >> tonight my choice is rick santorum. >> rick santorum. >> the biggest thi
tell your friends that last night mitt romney received just six fewer votes in the iowa caucuses than did he in the 2008 contest. in 2008, mike huckabee won the state with 40,954 votes. i spent the night last night at the caulkies site in altoona, iowa, suburb bf 15,000 people some 20 minutes outside of des moines. altoona precincts one and two sat in separate parts of the gym and the gathered crowd listened to pitches for the candidates before casting their ballots very simply with a little...
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and of that romney caught 62% of that. also what they said was among conservative voters romney captured 33% of those voters. as they head south, what does it tell us about how romney needs to nail down a more conservative electorate. a conservative person in south carolina is not the same as a conservative in new hampshire. >> no, a democrat in south carolina is as conservative as a republican in new hampshire, you are right. the first slide you showed to me seems like the most important. that is, if you care first and foremost about electability you are overwhelmingly voting for mitt romney. that is his whole play here. electabili electability. things are over with. what i think you'll see is that mitt romney has a floor of 28% in south carolina and a ceiling of 35% in south carolina. that is the john mccain vote. mccain got 33 in south carolina in 2008. and the issue is, and it's not complicated, it happened in '08, the socially conservative vote split allowing mccain to shoot the gap. do gingrich and santorum and perry
and of that romney caught 62% of that. also what they said was among conservative voters romney captured 33% of those voters. as they head south, what does it tell us about how romney needs to nail down a more conservative electorate. a conservative person in south carolina is not the same as a conservative in new hampshire. >> no, a democrat in south carolina is as conservative as a republican in new hampshire, you are right. the first slide you showed to me seems like the most...
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a poll released last night shows romney with a bigger lead. the race for second and third place is close. ron paul at second with 24 points behind romney followed by huntsman, santorum and gingrich in a statistical tie for third. the republican presidential hopefuls squared off in two debates this weekend in a span behavior 12 hours. yesterday morning on nbc, the gloves came off a little bit in a way they didn't on saturday night. the field going after romney at the "meet the press"/facebook debate. >> if his record was so great as governor of massachusetts why didn't you run for re-election. >> if you didn't want to run on your record, if it was that great, why did you bail out. >> ron, again? that would be about me. i was trying to help get the state in the best shape as i possibly could. left the world of politics, went back into business, now i have the opportunity, i believe, to use the experience i have -- you have a surprise look on your face. it's still my time. >> are you going to tell people you're not going to run for re-election if
a poll released last night shows romney with a bigger lead. the race for second and third place is close. ron paul at second with 24 points behind romney followed by huntsman, santorum and gingrich in a statistical tie for third. the republican presidential hopefuls squared off in two debates this weekend in a span behavior 12 hours. yesterday morning on nbc, the gloves came off a little bit in a way they didn't on saturday night. the field going after romney at the "meet the...
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and mitt romney last night said he was the cautious guy. that's how he's been running his campaign all year. he ben saying i'm not going to risk any polical capital. i'm going to let the other guys lose. what that does is build a market lled resentful dependency. it's like you're the cable company or the power company. you have no choice but to y from us. you know, take it or leave it. and voters -- >> you want to be nice to cable companies. >> but the problem is, that that makes voters want to tell mitt romney, oh, yeah, we'll teach you a lesn. last night he gave them an opportunity to do that with an elitist comment. newt gingrich is runnig, i think, he's running as the strong guy, not the cautious guy. at means he's going to -- he can get out there and say, look, your house is burning down, i'm a fireman. you don't care where i slept last night or what i did. let me put out the fire. you need me on that wall. >> ted koppel, what did you see? >> i hope to ioke the great lilytomlin, david, who once said no matter how cynical i get, i can v
and mitt romney last night said he was the cautious guy. that's how he's been running his campaign all year. he ben saying i'm not going to risk any polical capital. i'm going to let the other guys lose. what that does is build a market lled resentful dependency. it's like you're the cable company or the power company. you have no choice but to y from us. you know, take it or leave it. and voters -- >> you want to be nice to cable companies. >> but the problem is, that that makes...
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big night last night. >> reporter: while mitt romney is competing for a third round win in south carolina, his underdog opponents are hoping for a knockout. the republican front-runner is being hammered over the airwaves. >> he can't be trusted. >> reporter: online in a documentary. and on the stump where newt gingrich is turning up the heat and not apologizing. >> i think that the american people deserve to know things. >> reporter: rick perry is trying to shoot down perry's credentials as a job creator. >> we need to have more venture capitalism going on in america and less vulture capitalism. >> reporter: after winning iowa and new hampshire, romney can afford to shrug off the attacks. ron paul is avoiding the attacks altogether. but they're not sitting well with other republicans including rick santorum. >> bad enough for barack obama to blame folks in business for causing problems in this country. it's another thing for republicans to join him. >> reporter: nine days left until south carolina and the gop presidential race is heating up. and there's word this morning romney's camp is
big night last night. >> reporter: while mitt romney is competing for a third round win in south carolina, his underdog opponents are hoping for a knockout. the republican front-runner is being hammered over the airwaves. >> he can't be trusted. >> reporter: online in a documentary. and on the stump where newt gingrich is turning up the heat and not apologizing. >> i think that the american people deserve to know things. >> reporter: rick perry is trying to shoot...
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i was criticized last night by governor romney for putting my country first. and i just want to remind the people here in new hampshire and throughout the united states that i think -- [ applause ] to criticize me while he was out raising money for serving my country in china, yes, under a democrat, like my two sons are doing in the united states navy. >> i just think it's most likely that the person who should represent our party running against president obama is not someone who called him a remarkable leader and went to be his ambassador in china. >> this nation is divided, david, because of attitudes like that. [ applause ] >> i think that's a historic retort. thanks for joining us. host of "now" which airs every we weekday around noon eastern time. exactly at noon. you're a young commentator, a young analyst of the news. first of all, your reaction? >> i thought it was my favorite moment of the debate. i thought he was incredibly strong. he's been hammered over and over and over again for having served as ambassador to china, and i thought his response wa
i was criticized last night by governor romney for putting my country first. and i just want to remind the people here in new hampshire and throughout the united states that i think -- [ applause ] to criticize me while he was out raising money for serving my country in china, yes, under a democrat, like my two sons are doing in the united states navy. >> i just think it's most likely that the person who should represent our party running against president obama is not someone who called...
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but obviously there was a huge not romney vote last night. new hampshire's a very different state than either iowa or south carolina. but do you think that with mitt romney right now so far ahead that any of these other candidates can truly challenge him in your home state? >> well, where was rick santorum two months ago when you guys were talking about being ahead in the polls? i mean, polls are today, not tomorrow. look, 75% of the people in iowa last night said no to mitt romney. 75%. he got six less votes than he got four years ago after spending tens of millions of dollars. the danger for mitt romney is that somebody unites around a conservative like mitt -- like newt gingrich and wins this thing. the people, the republican voters have said very clearly, we do not want a massachusetts moderate to head our ticket. and that's going to be -- that will be the issue throughout this entire campaign and when it's over, at the finish line, newt gingrich, i believe, will be the nominee. >> senator bob smooth. good to see you. thank you. >> thank
but obviously there was a huge not romney vote last night. new hampshire's a very different state than either iowa or south carolina. but do you think that with mitt romney right now so far ahead that any of these other candidates can truly challenge him in your home state? >> well, where was rick santorum two months ago when you guys were talking about being ahead in the polls? i mean, polls are today, not tomorrow. look, 75% of the people in iowa last night said no to mitt romney. 75%....
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is this romney's night? if he wins big is this the beginning of the end ever the nomination process? >> thanks, thomas. it's going to be interesting what the outcome will be. you still have many states that have yet to through caucuses on primaries elect and vote for their presidential nominee. so i think florida at least will be a benchmark as to what voters are concerned about and i know in florida they're very interested in jobs. unfortunately, the campaign has take an negative, and that's politics. and if voters did not respond to negative campaigning, then there wouldn't be negative campaigning. but it is what it is and vote verse to weed through the things they're hearing and see if there's relevance. >> everyone has been bringing up the carpet bombing of ads, millions spent on both sides. mostly negative ads and negatives of both candidates going up. have these ads had the detrimental effect on a nomination fight basically demonstrating the gop cannibal igz itself? >> i agree. it confuses vote whers t
is this romney's night? if he wins big is this the beginning of the end ever the nomination process? >> thanks, thomas. it's going to be interesting what the outcome will be. you still have many states that have yet to through caucuses on primaries elect and vote for their presidential nominee. so i think florida at least will be a benchmark as to what voters are concerned about and i know in florida they're very interested in jobs. unfortunately, the campaign has take an negative, and...
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. >> and david, on jay leno the other night, david gregory was talking about what he thinks drives romney is at the core is his faith and yet he is reluctant to talk about it. what has been said behind closed doors of how to embrace the faith to use it as a means to allow people to see what is at his core? >> well, michael, one of the things that we first learned behind the scenes of the campaign to do this series of ebooks for random house is that they knew that mormonism would be a tough issue for him. he lives the faith and we know that before a debate he and mrs. romney will step aside and say a little prayer, but they know that if they get into teaching theology into a campaign, they are way off of the message. to from the beginning they said that for people who attacked mormonism, they would be very tough on them, and they would label it bigotry and they would not let any attacks on mormonism slide, but they also weren't going to talk about it anymore than necessary. this is part of the dilemma that evan and i discovered that they can't really decide how much as one adviser said to
. >> and david, on jay leno the other night, david gregory was talking about what he thinks drives romney is at the core is his faith and yet he is reluctant to talk about it. what has been said behind closed doors of how to embrace the faith to use it as a means to allow people to see what is at his core? >> well, michael, one of the things that we first learned behind the scenes of the campaign to do this series of ebooks for random house is that they knew that mormonism would be...
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rick santorum for all intents and purposes tied romney last night. ron paul came in third, and newt gingrich was a distant but important fourth. howard, i think it was important that gingrich grabbed that fourth. he's still in the running, in the top four. not in the money, as you would say. >> yeah. >> but let me ask you about this. let's talk really big now. if you're the president in the white house, you're david plouffe, if you're axelrod, all the big thinkers, valerie jarrett and the rest of them and you're mitt romney, are you worried that you might be seeing the beginning of the end on the right? that they are beginning to realize that one of the two guys will probably be the counter to romney, that's either rick santorum or newt gingrich. one of the two will probably have to carry the banner. are they begin to coalesce that 75% that just doesn't like romney? >> the short answer is no. they are not coalescing just yet, and rick santorum has to prove here in new hampshire that he's a guy to coalesce around. if he hits a trough here and does poo
rick santorum for all intents and purposes tied romney last night. ron paul came in third, and newt gingrich was a distant but important fourth. howard, i think it was important that gingrich grabbed that fourth. he's still in the running, in the top four. not in the money, as you would say. >> yeah. >> but let me ask you about this. let's talk really big now. if you're the president in the white house, you're david plouffe, if you're axelrod, all the big thinkers, valerie jarrett...
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after last night's vote it would take something catastrophic now to prevent mitt romney from becoming the republican nominee for president. he rolls down to south carolina this morning, ten days ahead of the january 21st primary there. here in new hampshire, the final tally reflects broad support for romney across the state. he won 5 of new hampshire's 12 total delegates. ron paul came in second with three. jon huntsman has two. mitt romney has a total of 16 delegates after this near win in iowa, son tore rum comes in second overall with 11 kel gatts. ron paul rounding out the top three. south carolina's 25 delegates, florida's 50 delegates still up for grabs. both of those states, winner take all primaries after the decisive victory in new hampshire, the romney camp hopes this will send a signal to the republican party that it's time to rally behind the front-runner. romney turned his attention toward the general election and president obama while taking a swipe at his republican rivals who stepped up his attacks against him during the leadup to yesterday's vote. >> president obama w
after last night's vote it would take something catastrophic now to prevent mitt romney from becoming the republican nominee for president. he rolls down to south carolina this morning, ten days ahead of the january 21st primary there. here in new hampshire, the final tally reflects broad support for romney across the state. he won 5 of new hampshire's 12 total delegates. ron paul came in second with three. jon huntsman has two. mitt romney has a total of 16 delegates after this near win in...
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how would you describe mitt romney's strategy last night? >> i think it's easy to lose sight of who the audience of the debate was, and it was independent voters. if you look at how the independent voters interpreted the results last night, triple p said they were less likely to stroet for obama afterwards and more likely it to vote for obama afterwards. it's a small sample. it shows the success of romney's strategy, which was to pass that presidential bar, but then also to be talking about these economic issues as much as he could whenever he could. whenever the debate pivoted back to economics, he dominated. i think that was very, very clear, and we saw it over and over again throughout the debate. >> one area he did not dominate and we'll play this clip later, the auto industry. i don't think anyone thinks he dominated on that subject matter and that's millions of jobs for a lot of people in states he needs, particularly ohio. jonathan, i want to bring up what joe scarborough had to say about romney's move to the center and the timing of
how would you describe mitt romney's strategy last night? >> i think it's easy to lose sight of who the audience of the debate was, and it was independent voters. if you look at how the independent voters interpreted the results last night, triple p said they were less likely to stroet for obama afterwards and more likely it to vote for obama afterwards. it's a small sample. it shows the success of romney's strategy, which was to pass that presidential bar, but then also to be talking...
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but last night romney didn't come out to sound tie um fant. instead he sort of declared a joint victory. >> congratulations to rick santorum. this has been a great victory for him. we also feel it's been a great victory for us here. for ron paul as well. ron paul has had a great night. this is a campaign night where america wins. we're going to change the white house and get america back on track. >> now, romney made a last-minute decision to can the prepared text. he skipped a teleprompter that had been set up and simply slipped into his stump speech from the last week on the trail in iowa. today he picks up the endorsement of his 2008 rival john mccain right here in manchester, new hampshire. ron paul, who romney eagerly acknowledged last night as well, said his third place finish was still a win. >> this movement is going to continue and we are going to keep scoring, just as we have tonight. there's nothing to be ashamed of. everything to be satisfied and be ready and raring to move on to the next stop, which is new hampshire. >> ron paul,
but last night romney didn't come out to sound tie um fant. instead he sort of declared a joint victory. >> congratulations to rick santorum. this has been a great victory for him. we also feel it's been a great victory for us here. for ron paul as well. ron paul has had a great night. this is a campaign night where america wins. we're going to change the white house and get america back on track. >> now, romney made a last-minute decision to can the prepared text. he skipped a...
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this as mitt romney tries to turn a single night's work into a turning point in the election. we'll discuss it all. >>> when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch stephen colbert celebrate mitt romney's debate win with a big old studio rave. "way too early" coming right back. [ female announcer ] ready for a taste of what's hot? check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they're this season's must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. >>> we told you the top of the show that the fight over tax plans has become a central issue in the presidential campaign in part because of the looming fiscal cliff that faces the country at the end of this year. that includes an expiration of the bush era tax cuts. congress is expected to delay voting on some of the fiscal issues until 2013, leaving whomever is elected on november 6th to deal with the problem. according to the tax policy center, if no changes are made to the budget to alleviate the fiscal cliff measures, taxe
this as mitt romney tries to turn a single night's work into a turning point in the election. we'll discuss it all. >>> when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch stephen colbert celebrate mitt romney's debate win with a big old studio rave. "way too early" coming right back. [ female announcer ] ready for a taste of what's hot? check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring...
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will the candidates pile on mitt romney? is it going to be saturday night in the alley? jonathan alter, joy-ann reid and bill burton weigh in on all of that. ♪ more and more folks are trying out snapshot from progressive. a totally different way to save on car insurance. the better you drive, the more you can save. no wonder snapshot's catching on. plug into the savings you deserve with snapshot from progressive. you tell us what you want to pay, and we give you a range of coverages to choose from. who is she? that's flobot. she's this new robot we're trying out, mostly for, like, small stuff. wow! look at her go! she's pretty good. she's pretty good. hey, flobot, great job. oops. [ powers down ] uh-oh, flobot is broken. the "name your price" tool, only from progressive. call or click today. >>> and in "psycho talk" tonight, well, we say good-bye to the presidential candidacy of michele bachmann. darn it. in the last less than five months, i think it was, bachmann went from winning the iowa straw poll to coming in sixth in the iowa caucuses. but i think i know what hap
will the candidates pile on mitt romney? is it going to be saturday night in the alley? jonathan alter, joy-ann reid and bill burton weigh in on all of that. ♪ more and more folks are trying out snapshot from progressive. a totally different way to save on car insurance. the better you drive, the more you can save. no wonder snapshot's catching on. plug into the savings you deserve with snapshot from progressive. you tell us what you want to pay, and we give you a range of coverages to choose...
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if romney's in a tight fight on saturday night, if he barely squeaks down in south carolina, will he still be in trouble even if he technically wins? >> i don't think he'll be in much trouble at all. the iowa thing is a little bit of a setback for him. santorum having been determined to have won iowa. if mitt romney wins new hampshire, and then wins south carolina, even if he wins it close, he goes into florida with enormous advantages. there's almost no one i know in republican politics who thinks that mitt romney will lose florida. even if gingrich wins south carolina, it's going to be very steep hill for gingrich to climb. romney's got so much money, so much organization in florida which is a big state with a lot of media markets. you can't do that on the cheap. romney is well positioned to win florida. in that case, winning south carolina and florida, he's still then on a glide path to the nomination. if he loses here on saturday, if gingrich wins on saturday, it not only sets up a dog fight in florida where gingrich might get a lot of money that floods in and allows him to take
if romney's in a tight fight on saturday night, if he barely squeaks down in south carolina, will he still be in trouble even if he technically wins? >> i don't think he'll be in much trouble at all. the iowa thing is a little bit of a setback for him. santorum having been determined to have won iowa. if mitt romney wins new hampshire, and then wins south carolina, even if he wins it close, he goes into florida with enormous advantages. there's almost no one i know in republican politics...
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>> you heard romney last night. the former governor of massachusetts saying how strongly he would support any effort to protect the united states' financial system. although he made a point of not saying he would reward any person or shareholder, he would do what he could to save the system. in a way, he is very much like george w. bush and barack obama. i think they're very happy to hear that and i think that's why he said it. >> before we finish on newt gingrich, and we must have a conversation about him, do you think it marks as it were a pivotal moment in term of the tea party itself in we had that huge success in 2010 november with that election. something like 87 freshmen voted in. we've had gridlock. but now they don't seem to be having much influence in material of the nominee for the white house. the big job. >> you're asking a very good question. and that is, how did the party of tea party if you will, that was so, well, really zealous just a few months ago, and had a candidate every couple of weeks. they
>> you heard romney last night. the former governor of massachusetts saying how strongly he would support any effort to protect the united states' financial system. although he made a point of not saying he would reward any person or shareholder, he would do what he could to save the system. in a way, he is very much like george w. bush and barack obama. i think they're very happy to hear that and i think that's why he said it. >> before we finish on newt gingrich, and we must have...
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will the candidates pile on mitt romney? is it going to be saturday night in the alley? jonathan alter, joy-ann reid and bill burton weigh in on all of that. >>> and in "psycho talk" tonight, well, we say good-bye to the presidential candidacy of michele bachmann. darn it. in the last less than five months, i think it was, bachmann went from winning the iowa straw poll to coming in sixth in the iowa caucuses. but i think i know what happened. >> what i would like to do is have the win-win-win plan. ♪ oh, my, goodness. yes. i haven't had a gaffe. now, with the president, he put us in libya. he is now putting us in africa. because he has a lot of chutzpa. i'm a serious candidate for president of the united states, and my facts are accurate. what i love about new hampshire, you're the state where the shot was heard around the world at lexington and concord. john wayne was from waterloo, iowa? there was a woman who came up crying to me tonight after the debate. her daughter suffered mental retardation as a result of the vaccine. the win-win-win plan. the people of iowa spo
will the candidates pile on mitt romney? is it going to be saturday night in the alley? jonathan alter, joy-ann reid and bill burton weigh in on all of that. >>> and in "psycho talk" tonight, well, we say good-bye to the presidential candidacy of michele bachmann. darn it. in the last less than five months, i think it was, bachmann went from winning the iowa straw poll to coming in sixth in the iowa caucuses. but i think i know what happened. >> what i would like to do...
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mitt romney landed in colorado last night and scored the endorsement of the big guy. the legendary quarterback and now executive vice president of football operations john elway. it was the only scheduled talk. it was a stealth bomber in the background there. romney tried to tamp down expectations in the back. >> people want to know who is going to win? who is going to score the punches and who is going to make the biggest difference in the arguments they make? in my view, it's not so much winning or losing or even the people themselves. it's about something bigger than that. these debates are an opportunity for each of us to describe the pathway forward for america that we would choose. >> playing off the enthusiastic crowd. romney had lines for the base. may even tested out a few zingers we might hear wednesday night. >> this is a home to focus on the family which is committed to preserving the foundation of america. we have to get the pipe laine from canada if i have to build it myself. >> it will kill america's entrepreneurship. >> that's the first time, by the wa
mitt romney landed in colorado last night and scored the endorsement of the big guy. the legendary quarterback and now executive vice president of football operations john elway. it was the only scheduled talk. it was a stealth bomber in the background there. romney tried to tamp down expectations in the back. >> people want to know who is going to win? who is going to score the punches and who is going to make the biggest difference in the arguments they make? in my view, it's not so...
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romney unable to fill a room in colorado, the night of 9 the republican caucus, he ended up losing the state of colorado in a very unexpected result. he had won colorado by more than 40 points the last time in 2008. but he lost colorado this year to rick santorum, which made for a lousy romney victory party in colorado that night. here's how it looks for romney in colorado right now. the average of polls shows president obama with about a 3-point lead over mr. romney. all of that polling was done well before the democratic convention. to the extent that that convention looks to have helped president obama's campaign, that 3.4% gap might get bigger. broadly speaking, it does look like there is at least a preliminary convention bounce helping the president in some key swing states. in ohio he's increased his lead over mitt romney from three points to five points. in north carolina which hosted the convention, mr. obama had been behind in the polls. he's not got a 1-point lead. in terms of national polling, after the republicans did their convention, mr. obama and romney were tied in cnn'
romney unable to fill a room in colorado, the night of 9 the republican caucus, he ended up losing the state of colorado in a very unexpected result. he had won colorado by more than 40 points the last time in 2008. but he lost colorado this year to rick santorum, which made for a lousy romney victory party in colorado that night. here's how it looks for romney in colorado right now. the average of polls shows president obama with about a 3-point lead over mr. romney. all of that polling was...
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but beyond an effort to make romney more likable, you didn't see the same thing last night in tampa. for romney, that's another missed opportunity and romney is running out of opportunities. campaign is rolling out a big ad buy this morning. 15 new ads will run in eight battleground states. he's not buying time in wisconsin, pennsylvania or michigan. he's not expanded the map. the pressure on romney leading up to that first debate has only grown. today's disappointing jobs report will be the backdrop as the president and mitt romney both stump in iowa and new hampshire today. they will miss each other. i think they will be flying next to each other going east and west and those bad unemployment reports have been a constant, but romney continues to rely on outside events. is that enough to change the status quo? let's turn to those disappointing august jobs numbers. just 96,000 jobs added. the the unemployment rate is do but only because so many people stopped looking for work. mark zandy, a wide gap between what adp thought and what the bureau of labor statistics came out with. what
but beyond an effort to make romney more likable, you didn't see the same thing last night in tampa. for romney, that's another missed opportunity and romney is running out of opportunities. campaign is rolling out a big ad buy this morning. 15 new ads will run in eight battleground states. he's not buying time in wisconsin, pennsylvania or michigan. he's not expanded the map. the pressure on romney leading up to that first debate has only grown. today's disappointing jobs report will be the...
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it came in a late-night e-mail to his supporters saying he thinks they all should back romney as the party's nominee. the two did meet last week for a final meeting before this endorsement. all of this after santorum had called romney the worst republican in the country. meantime, romney is trying to take what he calls a lot of credit for recent successes in the auto industry. he's got a history with detroit including saying that instead of a bailout they should have been allowed to go bankrupt. president obama now has two members of his administration, key members, saying or suggesting that they back gay marriage. first joe biden and now education secretary artie duncan who says he supports same-sex marriage. >>> tracie potts for us in washington. thanks. >>> north carolina votes today on a referendum on same-sex marriage that has drawn national attention. the constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between a man and a woman has drawn protesters both for and against it. it would effectively ban guy marriage in the state. north carolina is the only former confederate s
it came in a late-night e-mail to his supporters saying he thinks they all should back romney as the party's nominee. the two did meet last week for a final meeting before this endorsement. all of this after santorum had called romney the worst republican in the country. meantime, romney is trying to take what he calls a lot of credit for recent successes in the auto industry. he's got a history with detroit including saying that instead of a bailout they should have been allowed to go...
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night is? >> hillsborough county. 30% of the vote here. he's going to have to do very well along the massachusetts border towns. those are the towns that know mitt romney best. if he's not running up big margins in those town along hillsborough and rockingham. >> bill garner la it right. a quarter million. slight update from 2008. >> and the breakdown to independents? >> probably 40-60. independents, undeclared voters. >> what that is between 38, 42, a big number. >> could be. especially for jon huntsman tonight. >> my numbers guy here. good to have you on. going to miss you. you guys will somehow keep the primary, we'll be here october, halloween night, probably of 2015. >> we'll keep the lie on for you. >>> a preview of the day on wall street and the market rundown next, and still to come, the reluctant republicans, can a republican establishment convince the rest of their party mitt romney can win in november? first, today's trivia question -- who's the last sitting president to be defeated
night is? >> hillsborough county. 30% of the vote here. he's going to have to do very well along the massachusetts border towns. those are the towns that know mitt romney best. if he's not running up big margins in those town along hillsborough and rockingham. >> bill garner la it right. a quarter million. slight update from 2008. >> and the breakdown to independents? >> probably 40-60. independents, undeclared voters. >> what that is between 38, 42, a big number....
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jay leno gets serious, defending his role in the late-night debacle. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. ( music playing ) hey! announcer: you don't drive every time you smoke. yet you smoke every time you drive. driving and smoking don't have to go together. re-learn life without cigarettes, free, at becomeanex.org. a new way to think about quitting. introducing aveeno ultra-calming with active naturals feverfew. we know feverfew... has properties that help neutralize irritation... to strengthen skin and calm redness in just one week. discover new aveeno ultra-calming. >>> january 2010, conan o'brien hosts his final "tonight show." march 2010, jay leno resumes hosting "the tonight show." july 2042, nbc converts jay leno into a cyborg so he can host "the tonight show" into the 21st century. >> who knows at this point. could be a cyborg. jay leno addressing this whole controversy. he got serious last night for the first time, explaining his side of the story, how all this went down. he said when they came to him months ago with the 10:00
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. >> romney squeaked by santorum. the big winner in iowa last night was the president. today the president is kicking off his campaign with a big speech and some bold moves. >> today i'm appointing richard as america's consumer watchdog. >> msnbc's richard wolffe and katrina vanden heuvel of "the nation" magazine on the fallout from iowa and how it helps the president. >>> if you take, you know, santorum and perry and bachmann and gingrich, you get some sense of what a small minority romney really represents. >> the republican plan to stop mitt romney is beginning to unfold. and it's gaining momentum. bill burton of priorities usa is here with the latest. >>> i have decided to stand aside. >> michele bachmann is calling it quits, so tonight we're taking a look back at some of her greatest hits. >> oh, my, goodness. yes. >>> and last night, rick santorum made it clear, he's in it to win it. >> game on. >> ezra klein of the "washington post" is here to let us in on how slick rick really is. >>> good to have you with us tonight, folks. i want to start this program with a s
. >> romney squeaked by santorum. the big winner in iowa last night was the president. today the president is kicking off his campaign with a big speech and some bold moves. >> today i'm appointing richard as america's consumer watchdog. >> msnbc's richard wolffe and katrina vanden heuvel of "the nation" magazine on the fallout from iowa and how it helps the president. >>> if you take, you know, santorum and perry and bachmann and gingrich, you get some...
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i mean, look, chris, last night if mitt romney was talking, he was lying. he lied about his tax plan that cost $5 trillion. his campaign has never disputed that his tax plan costs $5 trillion until last night. he lied about medicare and what his plan will do. >> we are going to get into some of those specifics, so here's -- >> here's my point, chris. i don't believe that style will win out over substance in the long run. one reason mitt romney -- >> let me ask the same question to shawn. shawn, style versus substance? >> right. i think last night was a clear choice. and on style and on substance or any other measure that you want to judge it, mitt romney laid out a clear plan for this country and did it in a way that resonated with most americans. i think on the other hand it was not a question of style that the president lacked, it was a lacking of policies and a record over the last four years that he was able to pivot to. and i think the problem is that at some point in the middle of the debate last night the president finally realized, wait, i have actu
i mean, look, chris, last night if mitt romney was talking, he was lying. he lied about his tax plan that cost $5 trillion. his campaign has never disputed that his tax plan costs $5 trillion until last night. he lied about medicare and what his plan will do. >> we are going to get into some of those specifics, so here's -- >> here's my point, chris. i don't believe that style will win out over substance in the long run. one reason mitt romney -- >> let me ask the same...